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Stephen J. Klaine

Stephen J. Klaine

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
55
Citations
15047
World Ranking
3787
National Ranking
1444

Overview

Stephen J. Klaine was affiliated with Clemson University in the United States. Their research contributions spanned several interconnected fields, particularly within Materials Science, focusing on technologies and phenomena involving nanomaterials and their applications.

The scientist's main fields of study included:

  • Materials Science

Within this domain, more specific subfields of study were explored, including:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrochemistry

Their research topics predominantly focused on:

  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

Significant recent publications by the scientist included:

  • Exposure Media and Nanoparticle Size Influence on the Fate, Bioaccumulation, and Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles to Higher Plant Salvinia minima (2021, published in Molecules)
  • Correlating Quantitative Measurements of Radical Production by Photocatalytic TiO2 with Daphnia magna Toxicity (2021, published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry)

The venues where these works appeared reflected a presence in journals related to chemistry and environmental toxicology:

  • Molecules
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Collaboration featured as a component of their research activities. Frequent co-authors included:

  • Melusi Thwala
  • Ndeke Musee
  • Jason A. Coral
  • Christopher L. Kitchens
  • Julia L. Brumaghim

Best Publications

  • Nanomaterials in the environment: Behavior, fate, bioavailability, and effects

    Stephen J. Klaine;Pedro J. J. Alvarez;Graeme E. Batley;Teresa F. Fernandes

  • Ecological risk assessment of atrazine in North American surface waters.

    Keith R. Solomon;David B. Baker;R. Peter Richards;Kenneth R. Dixon

  • Potential scenarios for nanomaterial release and subsequent alteration in the environment

    Bernd Nowack;James F. Ranville;Stephen Diamond;Julian A. Gallego-Urrea

  • Responses of Hyalella azteca to acute and chronic microplastic exposures

    Sarah Y. Au;Terri F. Bruce;William C. Bridges;Stephen J. Klaine;Stephen J. Klaine

  • Analysis of engineered nanomaterials in complex matrices (environment and biota): General considerations and conceptual case studies

    Frank von der Kammer;P. Lee Ferguson;Patricia A. Holden;Armand Masion

  • Translocation of C60 and its derivatives across a lipid bilayer.

    Rui Qiao;Aaron P. Roberts;Andrew S. Mount;Stephen J. Klaine

  • In vivo biomodification of lipid-coated carbon nanotubes by Daphnia magna.

    Aaron P. Roberts;Andrew S. Mount;Brandon Seda;Justin Souther

  • Paradigms to assess the environmental impact of manufactured nanomaterials

    Stephen J. Klaine;Albert A. Koelmans;Nina Horne;Stephen Carley

  • Ecotoxicity test methods for engineered nanomaterials: Practical experiences and recommendations from the bench

    Richard D. Handy;Geert Cornelis;Teresa Fernandes;Olga Tsyusko

  • Trophic transfer of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems: Identifying critical research needs

    Sarah Y Au;Cindy M Lee;John E Weinstein;Peter van den Hurk

  • Oxidative stress responses of Daphnia magna exposed to TiO2 nanoparticles according to size fraction

    Ki Tae Kim;Stephen J. Klaine;Jaeweon Cho;Sang-Hoon Kim

  • Behavioral and biochemical responses of hybrid striped bass during and after fluoxetine exposure.

    Kristen M. Gaworecki;Stephen J. Klaine

  • Nanomaterials in the aquatic environment: A European Union–United States perspective on the status of ecotoxicity testing, research priorities, and challenges ahead

    Henriette Selck;Richard D. Handy;Teresa F. Fernandes;Stephen J. Klaine

  • Comparison of whole‐sediment, elutriate and pore‐water exposures for use in assessing sediment‐associated organic contaminants in bioassays

    Gail A. Harkey;Gail A. Harkey;Peter F. Landrum;Stephen J. Klaine

  • Biotic And Abiotic Interactions in Aquatic Microcosms Determine Fate and Toxicity of Ag Nanoparticles: Part 2 - Toxicity And Ag Speciation

    Audrey J. Bone;Benjamin P. Colman;Andreas P. Gondikas;Kim M. Newton

  • Silver nanoparticle toxicity to Daphnia magna is a function of dissolved silver concentration.

    Kim M. Newton;Hema L. Puppala;Christopher L. Kitchens;Vicki L. Colvin

  • Degradation and bound residue formation of four atrazine metabolites, deethylatrazine, deisopropylatrazine, dealkylatrazine and hydroxyatrazine, in a Western Tennessee soil

    D. A. Winkelmann;S. J. Klaine

  • The influence of natural organic matter on the toxicity of multiwalled carbon nanotubes

    Aaron J. Edgington;Aaron P. Roberts;Leigh M. Taylor;Matt M. Alloy

  • Nitrogen and Phosphorus Remediation by Three Floating Aquatic Macrophytes in Greenhouse-Based Laboratory-Scale Subsurface Constructed Wetlands

    Robert F. Polomski;Milton D. Taylor;Douglas G. Bielenberg;William C. Bridges

  • Degradation and bound residue formation of atrazine in a Western Tennessee soil

    D. A. Winkelmann;S. J. Klaine

  • Nanomaterials in the Environment Critical Review ECOTOXICITY TEST METHODS FOR ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS: PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BENCH

    Richard D. Handy;Geert Cornelis;Teresa Fernandes;Olga Tsyusko

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard D. Handy
Richard D. Handy Plymouth University
Teresa F. Fernandes
Teresa F. Fernandes Heriot-Watt University
Albert A. Koelmans
Albert A. Koelmans Wageningen University & Research
Peter F. Landrum
Peter F. Landrum Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Tanju Karanfil
Tanju Karanfil Clemson University
Ronald J. Kendall
Ronald J. Kendall Texas Tech University
Keith R. Solomon
Keith R. Solomon University of Guelph
Bernd Nowack
Bernd Nowack Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Christopher G. Ingersoll
Christopher G. Ingersoll United States Geological Survey
William L. Bauerle
William L. Bauerle Colorado State University

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